I’ve spent the last few weeks pondering the perfect message to acknowledge our reality given the pandemic and quarantine but also to honor this special day – MOTHER’S DAY.
Reflecting on our mothers today…or being mothers…through a new lens, maybe you are missing her more because you wish you had her in your home during quarantine, maybe it’s regret that you can only see her from a socially distanced space, or maybe you can’t see your mother in person at all.
Maybe you are ‘trapped’ in the house with her and that’s too much or maybe you are the mother that your kids feel ‘trapped’ in the house with. Perhaps you are grateful, frustrated or sad… maybe all of it at the same time. Take the time to acknowledge that whatever space you are in right now, emotionally and physically, just is for NOW – and HOPE lies in knowing that this won’t be forever.
For this mother’s day, I choose to think about SILVER LININGS. Maybe it is found time spent with loved ones, the opportunity (chosen or not) to reimagine your career, time to let your body rest or exercise more, feed it nutritiously, or connect with people you have lost touch with. It’s a great time to step away from your daily routine and RE-IMAGINE your life without the limits you have put on, whether out of habit, routine and lack of time.
It is also a great time to think about what you WANT to do, not what you SHOULD be doing, a time to step away and dream a little. That’s one of my silver linings…making time for things that are not urgent but very important. Changes are starting to happen in my life that will last – I’m slowing down enough to notice that I want more time in between my steps and breaths…and am now breathing new life into my choices and career. WHAT IS YOUR SILVER LINING?
